On Wednesday 10 June 1942, a member of the 142 Sqdn, Sergeant E T Edwards, took off from Middle Wallop in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time . He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type IV, serial Z1261, code QT-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(8th Air Force): The main part of the ground echelon, including ground echelons of the 97th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 1st and 31st Fighter Groups, 60th Transport Group and 5th Air Depot Group, and service units arrive in the UK aboard the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Units arriving in England from the US: HQ 1st Fighter Group and 71st and 94th Fighter Squadrons at Goxhill (first missions are 1 Sep and 3 Aug respectively); 12th Transport Squadron, 60th Transport Group, at Chelveston with C-47s; and 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, at Atcham (first mission is 17 Aug).
Campaign report of the RAF:
9/10 June 1942
Minelaying: 54 aircraft to the Frisian Islands and off Swinemünde in the Baltic. No aircraft lost.
10 June 1942
23 Bostons to Lannion airfield but only 11 reached and bombed this target, the remainder of the force turning back. 1 Boston lost in the sea.
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